“Important talent” at Spurs
“We’re talking about an important talent,” said coach Antonio Conte recently of Dejan Kulusevski (21), who was loaned to Tottenham by Juventus. The Swede has been active for Spurs since the winter transfer window, for whom he has contributed two goals and four assists in eleven games so far. As part of the agreement, the English not only paid a fee of 10 million euros, but also secured a purchase option, which can turn into a purchase obligation depending on success. The reported Juventus. According to the club, the transfer fee is 35 million euros in both cases. “The Guardians’, on the other hand, writes of other numbers.
According to this, Tottenham has the opportunity to sign the international next summer for a market value of 30 million euros. If the English do without, the purchase obligation of 35 million euros could take effect at the end of the 2022/23 season. Tottenham would need to qualify for the Champions League and Kulusevski would need to play half of all Premier League games, playing at least 45 minutes. If these conditions are not met, the “Spurs” can still tie the attacker to themselves for €30m via a purchase option.
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The top English club have paid a transfer fee of at least this size for nine players in the club’s history. Should Kulusevski be obliged to buy, he would share third place in the ranking of the most expensive purchases with Moussa Sissoko (2016 for 35 million euros from Newcastle). Tottenham only paid more than 35 million euros for Davinson Sánchez (2017 for 42 million euros from Ajax) and Tanguy Ndombélé (2019 for 60 million euros from Olympique Lyon).
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